I know it's still early but it's been warmer than usual for this time of year this way.

Some of the wildflowers are already starting to show up! How about your way?

Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica



Trout lily, Erythronium labium; the honey bees are visiting them.

Cool!

I've ordered some Claytonia virginica for our woods. I love it.

Two years ago I planted some yellow (? I think) Trout lilies along one of our paths. I'm hoping it blooms this year.

Buds are swelling on our Maple trees, and some of our shrubs have new leaves, but no blooming wildflowers yet. I've been watching the protected spots in the woods, they're usually the first places we'll see spring ephemerals.

Lots of this starting to bloom.

Crows Poison


Bur-clover


Carolina Geranium


Henbit


Chicweed


Dandelion


Texas Dandelion


Blackberries


Ranunculus


Australian Violet

Beautiful!

Thanks, Jay!

We're so warm here today that I saw a honeybee. I felt so bad for it; there's nothing blooming here yet, not even the maples.

Wow Jay! You are ahead of us too! Nice pics!

Chelle, we are both ahead of you! I love the Claytonia too. I've never tried collecting the seeds, they are such fragile little flowers I don't know if I could find them. lol

I just hope we don't get another late cold spell.

Crow's Poison I also saw last week, at the nearest P.O. The common dandelion, I saw in San Antonio by the beginning of February...they're done now. The Bur-clover is blooming here. Some others here:
Baby Blue-Eyes

Mexican Plum

Spiderwort

Four-Nerve Daisy

Blackfoot Daisy

Love the early blooms!

The tiny bluets are showing up in the grass...



One of the violets that grows here ~


Pussytoes are starting to pop up

So pretty!

I'm attempting to add a lot of different wildflower species to my gardens this year. Several of these are among them, so it's extra neat to see these pictures.

That 's great, Chelle! The great thing about the native wildflowers is that once they are growing, you don't have to do much else except enjoy them.

That's exactly why I want them....that and to help support our local critter population.

I'm finding out that there's quite a bit of experimentation involved in germinating some of these wildflower seeds; there's not as much information available out there as there is for certain other garden plants. It's fun though...

That is so true. I have had seeds sitting in pots for a couple of years before they sprouted. By then I had already planted some other seeds in the same pot so it's a real surprise to see what is growing!!

I have found that the best way is to plant in the fall and that way they will be exposed to the elements. Some will sprout right away, working their roots in and overwintering. But, whatever temps suit them best will often prompt them to grow. Sometimes there is the scarification factor, so on harder seeds, or fruit seeds, it's often a good idea to give them a little sandpaper rub or knick them. Wintersowing works pretty good too, as you know!

With most of these I bought larger amounts of seed - I'm trying some of them in at least three different ways! If I don't get germination this spring, I'll have some left over for fall sowing...I'm determined to succeed with at least a fair portion of them!

A redbud tree blooming by the side of the road today. Not sure which species.

Very pretty!

This tiny flower is blooming w/ chickweed. Size of flower is about the same, around a quarter inch.

That is Veronica persica.

I just saw a nice big patch of those here today....lovely little bits of blue! Thanks for the name Jay, I didn't know that one.

I have noticed them blooming too! Thank you Jay! I didn't know the name either... Veronica persica.

More Spring beauty ~


I didn't plant this anemone, it showed up under a tree... so I'm not sure if it's a native wildflower or not? I couldn't find a match for it.

Yes it is native Tenpetal anemone; http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio4...

Thank you Josephine! I was hoping it was.